Shalom Freedman Poems

In this small life of mine
So much Beauty and Goodness
Has been given me
That I could die now quietly
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I write and cannot write-
I dream and cannot dream-
I hope and cannot hope-
I am lost and more lost,
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We who love our children
Are most happy when those children
Have children of their own-
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AFTER THE END OF SHABBAT

After the end of Shabbat
The silence is broken
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THERE ARE TIMES TO FORGET

There are times to forget
The passing of everything
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THERE IS NO TIME FOR A POEM NOW

There is no time for a poem now
And no hope a poem will save me-
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THE HAPPY POEM IS WRITTEN SOMEWHERE EVERY SINGLE DAY

The Happy Poem is written somewhere every single day
It’s written by the lovers
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ON THE EDGE OF MY OLD AGE


On the edge of my old age
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WHAT POEM WILL THIS MORNING BRING?

What Poem will this morning bring?
What new hope?
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THIS SIMPLE POEM (Four variants)

This simple poem
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